FINITE ELEMENT MODELING OF AN INFLATABLE WING

Inflatable wings provide an innovative solution to unmanned aerial vehicles requiring small packed volumes, such as those used for military reconnaissance or extra-planetary exploration. There is desire to implement warping actuation forces to change the shape of the wing during flight to allow for...

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Main Author: Rowe, Johnathan
Format: Others
Published: UKnowledge 2007
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Online Access:http://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_theses/475
http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1478&context=gradschool_theses